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A Data Collection Project at GW Leads to Privacy Questions

As more colleges and universities use data analytics to understand student behaviors and how they move around campuses, privacy advocates and faculty members are pushing back on the intrusion.

Threats of Violence Don’t Stop Learning in an Online World

Curry College easily shifted classes online after being targeted by threats of violence. College officials used the technological know-how gleaned during the pandemic to keep students learning and safe.

Balancing Student Privacy and Open Access

What responsibility does a course materials–sharing platform have to protect the privacy of the students who use it?

Legislation Expands Pell Grants but Excludes Online Ed

Community college leaders want to know why the proposal to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs excludes online learning.

‘Without Her Consent’

Harvard University allegedly obtained a Title IX complainant’s outside mental health records, absent her permission. How could that be possible?

Digital Books Hasten Decline of Campus Bookstores

Spurred by cost savings and the increasing migration to digital books, many universities are closing brick-and-mortar bookstores.

California 2-Year Colleges to Begin $115M OER Experiment

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office will send funds to the state’s 116 community colleges to create more open educational resource classes beginning next month.
Opinion

Emergency Remote Instruction Is Not Quality Online Learning

Widespread misconceptions have arisen, write members of the National Council for Online Education, but when done correctly, online courses can be as effective as face-to-face ones.